AFMC Entrance complete details....
Unit : 3 Atomic Structure
Ionic Equilibrium
Unit : 17 General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
Unit : 24 Organic Compounds with Functional Groups Containing Halogens (X)
Unit : 3 Genetics and Evolution
Unit : 6 Rotational Motion
Unit : 16 Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Unit : 17 Electromagnetic Waves (Qualitative Treatment)
AFMC Entrance Exam Dates
- Issue of AFMC Application Forms/Prospectus- December each year.
- Last Date for filling AFMC Application Forms Offline- Last week of January each year.
- Last Date for filling AFMC Application Forms Online- First week of February each year.
- AFMC Entrance Exam Date - First week of May each year.
- AFMC Interview Date- To be declared only after the Entrance Examination.
- Commencement of the course- First week of August each year.
AFMC Exam Pattern 2012
AFMC MBBS Entrance Exam 2012 follows the syllabus
of class 11th and 12th standard in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Questions in Reasoning and English are designed so as a class 12th pass
out can answer them.
- Exam duration is of 2 hours.
- The paper consists of 200 objective questions, 50 Questions for Physics, Chemistry and Biology each. 25 questions of General Knowledge and the rest are related to English and comprehension.
- A negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer.
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Part Subject Total Marks I Physics 50 II Chemistry 50 III Biology 50 IV (a) Intelligence, Logic and Reasoning 25 IV (b) English Language and Comprehension 25
AFMC Exam Syllabus 2012
AFMC Chemistry Syllabus 2012
Unit : 1 Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry
Importance of
Chemistry, physical quantities and their measurement in Chemistry, SI
Units, uncertainty in measurements and use of significant figures, Unit
and dimensional analysis, Matter and its nature, laws of chemical
combinations, atomic, and molecular, masses mole concept, molar masses,
percentage composition and molecular formula, chemical stoichiometry.
Unit
: 2 States of Matter
Three states of matter, gaseous state,
gas laws (Boyle’s Law and Charles Law), Avogadro’s Law, Grahams’Law of
diffusion, Dalton’s law of partial pressure, ideal gas equation, Kinetic
theory of gases, real gases and deviation from ideal behaviour, van der
Waals’ equation, liquefaction of gases and critical points,
Intermolecular forces; liquids and solids.
Unit : 3 Atomic Structure
Earlier atomic models (Thomson’s and Rutherford) ,
emission spectrum of hydrogen atom, Bohr’s model, of hydrogen atom,
Limitations of Bohr’s model, dual nature of matter and radiation,
Heisenberg uncertainty principle, quantum mechanical model of atom
(quantum designation of atomic orbitals and electron energy in terms of
principal, angular momentum and magnetic quantum numbers), electronic
spin and spin quantum numbers, Pauli’s exclusion principle, general idea
of screening (constants) of outer electrons by inner electrons in an
atom, Aufbau principle, Hund’s rule, atomic orbitals and their pictorial
representation, electronic configurations of elements.
Unit :
4 Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
Need
and genesis of classification of elements (from Doebereiner to
Mendeleev), Modern periodic law and present form of periodic table,
Nomenclature of elements with atomic number > 100, electronic
configurations of elements and periodic table, electronic configuration
and types of elements and s, p, d and f blocks, periodic trends in
properties of elements (atomic size, ionization enthalpy, electron gain
enthalpy, valence/ oxidation states and chemical reactivity).
Unit
: 5 Chemical Energetics
Some basic concepts in
thermodynamics, first law of thermodynamics, heat capacity, measurement
of ?U and ?H, calorimetry, standard enthalpy changes, thermochemical
equations, enthalpy changes during phase transformations, Hess’s Law,
standard enthalpies of formation, bond enthalpies and calculations based
on them.
Unit : 6 Chemical Bonding
Kossel -Lewis
approach to chemical bond formation, ionic bonds, covalent bonds,
polarity of bonds and concept of electronegativity, valence shell
electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory , shapes of simple molecules,
valence bond theory, hybridization involving s, p and d orbitals and
shapes of molecules ??and ??bonds; Molecular orbital theory involving
homounclear diatomic molecules; Hydrogen-bonding.
Unit : 7
Equilibrium
Equilibrium in physical and chemical processes
Equilibrium
in physical and chemical processes, dynamic equilibrium, law of
chemical equilibrium and equilibrium constant, homogeneous equilibrium,
heterogenous equilibrium, application of equilibrium constants,
Relationship between reaction quotient Q, equilibrium constant, K and
Gibbs’ energy G; factors affecting equilibrium-Le Chateliar’s principle.
Ionic Equilibrium
Acids, Bases and Salts and their ionization, weak
and strong electrolytes degree of ionization and ionization
constants,
concept of pH, ionic product of water, buffer solution, common ion
effect, solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products.
Unit
: 8 Redox Reactions
Electronic concepts of reduction -
oxidation, redox reactions, oxidation number, balancing of redox
reactions.
Unit : 9 Solid State Chemistry
Classification
of solids based on different binding forces: molecular, ionic, covalent
and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids; unit cells in
two dimensional and three dimensional lattices, calculation of density
of a unit cell, packing in solids, voids, number of atoms per unit cell
in a cubic unit cell, point defects, electrical and magnetic properties.
Unit
: 10 Chemical Thermodynamics
Spontaneous processes, energy
and spontaneity , entropy and second law of thermodynamics, concept of
absolute entropy, Gibbs energy and spontaneity, Gibbs energy change and
equilibrium constant.
Unit : 11 Solutions
Types of
solutions, different units for expressing concentration of solution,
mole fraction, percentage (by volume and mass both), definitions of
dilute solutions, vapour pressure of solutions and Raoult’s Law,
Colligative properties, lowering of vapour pressure, depression of
freezing point, elevation of boiling points and osmotic pressure,
determination of molecular masses using colligative properties, abnormal
values of molecular masses, van’t Hoff factor. simple numerical
problems.
Unit : 12 Chemical Kinetics
Rate of
chemical reactions, factors, affecting rates of reactions
–concentration, temperature and catalyst, order and molecularity of
reactions, rate law and rate constant, differential and integral forms
of first order reaction, half-life (only zero and first order)
characteristics of first order reaction, effect of temperature on
reactions, Arrhenius theory - activation energy, collision theory of
reaction rate (no derivation).
Unit : 13 Electrochemistry
Conductance
in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivity, variation
of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch’s law, electrolysis and
laws of electrolysis (elementary idea), electrolytic and galvanic cells,
emf. Of a cell, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation,
concentration cell, fuel cells, cell potential and Gibbs energy, dry
cell and lead accumulator.
Unit : 14 Surface Chemistry
Adsorption
- physisorption and chemisorption, factors affecting adsorption of
gases on solids, catalysis, homogeneous and heterogeneous activity and
selectivity, enzyme catalysis, colloidal state, distinction between true
solutions, colloids and suspensions; lyophillic, lyophobic,
multimolecular and macromolecular colloids, properties of colloids,
Tyndal effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation,
emulsions - type of emulsions.
Unit : 15 Hydrogen
Position
of hydrogen in periodic table, isotopes of hydrogen, heavy water,
hydrogen peroxide-preparation, reactions and structures; hydrides and
their classification.
Unit : 16 s-Block Elements (Alkali and
Alkaline Earth Metals):
Group 1 and Group 2 elements
Electronic
configurations and general trends in physical and chemical properties,
anomalous properties of the first element of each group, diagonal
relationship. Preparation and properties of some important compounds,
sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, sodium hydrogen carbonate and
industrial uses of lime and limestone, biological significance of Na, K,
Mg and Ca.
Unit : 17 General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
Principles and methods of extraction -
concentration, reduction, (chemical and electrolytic methods), and
refining. Occurrence and principles of extraction of Al, Cu, Zn and Fe.
Unit
: 18 p-Block Elements
Introduction to p-block elements
Electronic
configurations and general trends in properties, viz. atomic sizes,
ionization enthalpies, electronegativity values, electron gain
enthalpies and oxidation states across the periods and down the groups
in the pblock. Unique behaviour of the top element in each group of the
block - the covalency limit and the p??- p??overlap in some molecules
(e.g. N2, O2) and its consequences; general trend in catenation tendency
down each group.
Group-Wise Study of the p-block Elements
Group
13 - In addition to the general characteristics as outlined above,
properties and uses of aluminium, nature of hydrides/ halides and
oxides; Properties, structures and uses of diborane boron halides,
aluminium chloride, borax, boric acid and alums.
Group 14 - In
addition to the general characteristics; carbon – catenation,
allotropic forms (diamond and graphite), properties and structures of
oxides; silicon - silicon tetrachloride, and structures and uses of
silicates, silicones and zeolites.
Group 15 - In addition to
the general characteristics, the general trends in the nature and
structures of hydrides, halides and oxides of these elements.
Preparation and properties of ammonia, nitric acid, phosphine and
halides of phosphorus, structures of the oxoacids of phosphorus.
Group
16 - In addition to the general characteristics, preparations,
properties and uses of dioxygen, simple oxides, ozone; sulphur -
allotropic forms, compounds of sulphur, preparation, properties and uses
of sulphur dioxide and sulphuric acid, industrial preparations of
sulphuric acid, structures of oxoacids of sulphur.
Group 17 -
In addition to the general characteristics, occurrence, trends in
physical and chemical properties, oxides and oxoacids of halogens
(structures only), preparation, properties and uses of chlorine and
hydrochloric acid, trends in the acidic nature of hydrogen halides.
Interhalogen compounds (structures only).
Group 18 - General
introduction, electronic configurations, occurrence, trends in physical
and chemical properties and uses, - fluorides and oxides of xenon
(structures only).
Unit : 19 The d-and f-Block Elements
General
introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics
of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first row
transition metals –physical properties, ionization enthalpy, oxidation
states, ionic radii, colour, catalytic property, magnetic property,
interstitial compounds, alloy formation; preparations and properties of K2Cr2O7
and KMnO4.
Lanthanoids - Electronic configuration and
oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid contraction.
Actinoids
- Electronic configuration and oxidation states.
Unit : 20
Coordination Compounds
Introduction to ligands, coordination
number, colour, magnetic properties, and shapes; IUPAC - nomenclature of
mononuclear coordination compounds, isomerism , bonding-valence bond
approach to the bonding and basic ideas of Crystal Field Theory, colour
and magnetic properties. Elementary ideas of metal - carbon bonds and
organometallic compounds, importance of co-ordination compounds (in
qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and biological systems).
Unit
: 21 Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry
-
Tetravalence of carbon, hybridization ( s and p ), shapes of simple
molecules, functional groups:-C=C-, -C =Cand those containing halogens,
oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; homologous series, isomerism.
- General
introduction to naming organic compounds-trivial names and IUPAC
nomenclature.
- Electronic displacement in a covalent bond; inductive
effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyperconjugation.
Fission
of covalent bond: free radicals, electrophiles and nucleophiles,
carbocations and carbonanions.
- Common types of organic reactions:
substitution, addition, elimination and rearrangement reactions.
Unit
: 22 Hydrocarbons
Alkanes and cycloalkanes : classification
of hydrocarbons, alkanes and cycloalkanes, nomenclature and
conformations of alkanes and cycloalkanes.
Alkenes and alkynes :
Nomenclature and isomerism, general methods of preparation, properties
(physical and chemical), mechanism of electrophilic addition,
Markownikoff’s rule, peroxide effect, acidic character of alkynes,
polymerisation reactions.
Aromatic hydrocarbons: Benzene and its
homologues, nomenclature, sources of aromatic hydrocarbons (coal and
petroleum), structure of benzene, chemical reaction of benzene-mechanism
of electrophilic substitution. Directive influence of substituents and
their effect on reactivity.
Petroleum and petrochemicals :
Composition of crude oil fractionation and uses, quality of gasoline,
LPG, CNG, cracking and reforming, petrochemicals.
Unit : 23
Purification and Characterization of Carbon Compounds
-
Purification of carbon compounds : filtration, crystallisation,
sublimation, distillation chromatography,
- Qualitative analysis :
detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and halogens.
-
Quantitative analysis : estimation of different elements (H, N,
halogens, S and P)
1. Determination of molecular masses :
Silver salt method, chloroplatinate salt method, calculations of
empirical and molecular formulas.
Unit : 24 Organic Compounds with Functional Groups Containing Halogens (X)
- Nature of
C-X bond in haloalkanes and haloarenes, nomenclature, physical and
chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions, reactivity of
C-X bond in haloalkanes and haloarenes.
- Some commercially important
compounds : dichloro, trichloro and tetrachloromethanes;
p-dichlorobenzene, freons, BHC, DDT, their uses and important reactions.
Unit
: 25 Organic Compounds with Functional Groups Containing Oxygen
Alcohols
and phenols : Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and
chemical properties; chemical reactivity of phenols in electrophilic
substitutions, acidic nature of phenol, ethers: electronic structure,
structure of functional group, nomenclature, important methods of
preparation, physical and chemical properties, some commercially
important compounds.
Aldehydes and ketones : Electronic structure of
carbonyl group, nomenclature, important methods of preparation, physical
properties and chemical reactions, relative reactivity of aldehydic and
ketonic groups, acidity of ahydrogen, aldol condensation. Connizzarro
reaction, nucleophilic addition reaction to >C=O groups.
Carboxylic
acids : Electronic structure of-COOH, Nomenclature, important methods
of preparation, physical properties and effect of substituents on
a-carbon on acid strength, chemical reactions.
Derivatives of
carboxylic acids : Electronic structure of acid chloride, acid
anhydride, ester and amide groups, nomenclature, important methods of
preparation, comparative reactivity of acid derivatives. Some
commercially important compounds.
Unit : 26 Organic Compounds
with Functional Group Containing Nitrogen
- Structure,
nomenclature of nitro, amino, cyano and diazo compounds.
- Nitro
compounds – important methods of preparation, physical properties and
chemical reactions.
- Amines : primary, secondary and tertiary
amines, a general awareness, important methods of preparation, physical
properties, basic character of amines, chemical reactions.
- Cyanides
and isocyanides : preparation, physical properties and chemical
reactions.
- Diazonium salts : Preparation, chemical reaction and
uses of benzene diazonium chloride. Some commercially important nitrogen
containg carbon compounds, (aniline, TNT)
Unit : 27 Polymers
Classification
of polymers, general methods of polymerization-addition and
condensation: addition-free radical, cationic, anionic polymerization,
copolymerisation, natural rubber, vulcanization of rubber, synthetic
rubbers, condensation polymers, idea of macromolecules, biodegradable
polymers.
Some commercially important polymers (PVC, teflon,
polystyrene, nylon-6 and 66, terylene and bakelite).
Unit : 28
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental pollution – air, water
and soil pollutions, chemical reactions in atmosphere, smogs, major
atmospheric pollutants, acid-rain, ozone and its reactions, effects of
depletion of ozone layer, green house effect and global warming –
pollution due to industrial wastes, green chemistry as an alternative
tool for reducing pollution, strategy for controlling environmental
pollution.
Unit : 29 Biomolecules
Carbohydrates :
Classification, aldose and ketose, monosaccharides (glucose and
fructose), oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides
(starch, cellulose, glycogen); important simple chemical reactions of
glucose, elementary idea of structure of pentose and hexose.
Proteins
: Elementary idea of a-amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides,
proteins; primary, secondary and tertiary structure of proteins and
quaternary structure (gualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins,
enzymes.
Vitamins : Classification and functions
Nucleic acids :
Chemical composition of DNA and RNA
Lipids : Classification and
structure
Hormones : Classification and functions in biosystem.
Unit
: 30 Chemistry in Everyday Life
- Chemicals in medicines –
analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials,
antifertility drugs, antacids, antihistamins.
- Chemicals in food –
preservativess, artificial sweetening agents.
- Cleansing agents –
soaps and detergents, cleansing action.
- Rocket propellants :
characteristics and chemicals used.
AFMC Biology Syllabus 2012
Unit : 1 Diversity in Living World
Biology – its meaning and
relevance to mankind
What is living; Taxonomic categories and aids
(Botanical gardens, herbaria, museums, zoological parks); Systematics
and Binomial system of nomenclature.
Introductory classification of
living organisms (Two-kingdom system, Five-kingdom system); Major groups
of each kingdom alongwith their salient features (Monera, including
Archaebacteria and Cyanobacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia);
Viruses; Lichens
Plant kingdom – Salient features of major groups
(Algae to Angiosperms);
Animal kingdom – Salient features of
Nonchordates up to phylum, and Chordates up to class level.
Unit
: 2 Cell : The Unit of Life; Structure and Function
Cell wall;
Cell membrane; Endomembrane system (ER, Golgi apparatus/Dictyosome,
Lysosomes, Vacuoles); Mitochondria; Plastids; Ribosomes; Cytoskeleton;
Cilia and Flagella; Centrosome and Centriole; Nucleus; Microbodies.
Structural
differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic, and between plant and
animal cells. Cell cycle (various phases); Mitosis; Meiosis.
Biomolecules
– Structure and function of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and
Nucleic acids.
Enzymes – Chemical nature, types, properties and
mechanism of action.
Unit : 3 Genetics and Evolution
Mendelian
inheritance; Chromosome theory of inheritance; Gene interaction;
Incomplete dominance; Co-dominance; Complementary genes; Multiple
alleles;
Linkage and Crossing over; Inheritance patterns of
hemophilia and blood groups in humans.
DNA –its organization and
replication; Transcription and Translation; Gene expression and
regulation; DNA fingerprinting.
Theories and evidences of evolution,
including modern Darwinism.
Unit : 4 Structure and Function –
Plants
Morphology of a flowering plant; Tissues and tissue
systems in plants;
Anatomy and function of root, stem(including
modifications), leaf, inflorescence, flower (including position and
arrangement of different whorls, placentation), fruit and seed; Types of
fruit; Secondary growth;
Absorption and movement of water (including
diffusion, osmosis and water relations of cell) and of nutrients;
Translocation
of food; Transpiration and gaseous exchange; Mechanism of stomatal
movement.
Mineral nutrition – Macro- and micro-nutrients in plants
including deficiency disorders; Biological nitrogen fixation mechanism.
Photosynthesis
– Light reaction, cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation; Various
pathways of carbon dioxide fixation; Photorespiration; Limiting factors .
Respiration
– Anaerobic, Fermentation, Aerobic; Glycolysis, TCA cycle; Electron
transport system; Energy relations.
Unit : 5 Structure and
Function - Animals
Tissues; Elementary knowledge of morphology,
anatomy and functions of different systems of earthworm, cockroach and
frog.
Human Physiology – Digestive system - organs, digestion and
absorption; Respiratory system – organs, breathing and exchange and
transport of gases. Body fluids and circulation – Blood, lymph, double
circulation, regulation of cardiac activity; Hypertension, Coronary
artery diseases.
Excretion system – Urine formation, regulation of
kidney function
Locomotion and movement – Skeletal system, joints,
muscles, types of movement.
Control and co-ordination – Central and
peripheral nervous systems, structure and function of neuron, reflex
action and sensory reception; Role of various types of endocrine glands;
Mechanism of hormone action.
Unit : 6 Reproduction, Growth
and Movement in Plants
Asexual methods of reproduction; Sexual
Reproduction - Development of male and female gametophytes; Pollination
(Types and agents); Fertilization; Development of embryo, endosperm,
seed and fruit (including parthenocarpy and apomixis).
Growth and
Movement – Growth phases; Types of growth regulators and their role in
seed dormancy, germination and movement; Apical dominance; Senescence;
Abscission; Photo- periodism; Vernalisation; Various types of movements.
Unit
: 7 Reproduction and Development in Humans
Male and female
reproductive systems; Menstrual cycle; Gamete production; Fertilisation;
Implantation; Embryo development; Pregnancy and parturition; Birth
control and contraception.
Unit : 8 Ecology and Environment
Meaning
of ecology, environment, habitat and niche.
Ecological levels of
organization (organism to biosphere); Characteristics of Species,
Population, Biotic Community and Ecosystem; Succession and Climax.
Ecosystem
– Biotic and abiotic components; Ecological pyramids; Food chain and
Food web; Energy flow; Major types of ecosystems including
agroecosystem.
Ecological adaptations – Structural and physiological
features in plants and animals of aquatic and desert habitats.
Biodiversity
– Meaning, types and conservation strategies (Biosphere reserves,
National parks and Sanctuaries)
Environmental Issues – Air and Water
Pollution (sources and major pollutants); Global warming and Climate
change; Ozone depletion; Noise pollution; Radioactive pollution; Methods
of pollution control (including an idea of bioremediation);
Deforestation; Extinction of species (Hot Spots).
Unit : 9
Biology and Human Welfare
Animal husbandry – Livestock, Poultry,
Fisheries; Major animal diseases and their control. Pathogens of major
communicable diseases of humans caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses,
protozoans and helminths, and their control.
Cancer; AIDS.
Adolescence
and drug/alcohol abuse;
Basic concepts of immunology.
Plant
Breeding and Tissue Culture in crop improvement.
Biofertilisers
(green manure, symbiotic and free-living nitrogen-fixing microbes,
mycorrhizae);
Biopesticides (micro-organisms as biocontrol agents for
pests and pathogens); Bioherbicides;
Microorganisms as pathogens of
plant diseases with special reference to rust and smut of wheat,
bacterial leaf blight of rice, late blight of potato, bean mosaic, and
root - knot of vegetables.
Bioenergy – Hydrocarbon - rich plants as
substitute of fossil fuels.
Unit : 10 Biotechnology and its
Applications
Microbes as ideal system for biotechnology;
Microbial
technology in food processing, industrial production (alcohol, acids,
enzymes, antibiotics), sewage treatment and energy generation.
Steps
in recombinant DNA technology – restriction enzymes, DNA insertion by
vectors and other methods,
regeneration of recombinants.
Applications
of R-DNA technology. In human health –Production of Insulin, Vaccines
and Growth hormones,
Organ transplant, Gene therapy. In Industry –
Production of expensive enzymes, strain improvement to scale up
bioprocesses. In Agriculture – GM crops by transfer of genes for
nitrogen fixation, herbicide-resistance and pestresistance including Bt
crops.
AFMC Physics Syllabus 2012
Unit : 1 Introduction and Measurement
What
is Physics?; Scope and excitement; Physics in relation to science,
society and technology, Need for measurement, units for measurement,
systems of units-SI : fundamental and derived units. Dimensions and
their applications. Orders of magnitude, Accuracy and errors in
measurement-random and instrumental errors, Significant figures and
rounding off, Graphs, Trigonometric functions, simple ideas of
differentiation and integration.
Unit : 2
Description of Motion in One Dimension
Objects in
motion in one dimension, Motion in straight line, unit and direction for
time and position measurement. Uniform motion, its graphical
representation and formulae, speed and velocity, relative velocity,
instantaneous velocity. Uniformly accelerated motion, its velocity-time
graph, position-time graph and formulae. General relation between
position and velocity, application to uniformly accelerated motion.
Acceleration in general one-dimensional motion.
Unit : 3 Description of Motion in Two and Three
Dimensions
Vectors and scalars, vectors in two dimensions,
general-vectors, vector addition and multiplication by a real number,
zero-vector and its properties. Resolution of a vector in a plane,
rectangular components. Scalar and Vector Products. Motion in two
dimensions, cases of uniform velocity and uniform
acceleration-projectile motion, general relation among
position-velocity-acceleration for motion in a plane-uniform circular
motion. Motion of objects in three dimensional space (elementary ideas).
Unit : 4 Laws of Motion
Force and
inertia, first law of motion. Momentum, second law of motion, impulse,
some kinds of forces in nature. Third law of motion, conservation of
momentum, rocket propulsion. Equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static
and kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction, lubrication,
Inertial and non-inertial frames (elementary ideas).
Unit : 5 Work, Energy and Power
Work
done by a constant force and by a variable force, unit of work, kinetic
energy, power, Elastic collision in one and two dimensions, Potential
energy, gravitational potential energy, and its conversion to kinetic
energy, potential energy of a spring. Different forms of energy, mass
energy equivalence, conservation of energy.
Unit : 6 Rotational Motion
Centre of
mass of a two-particle system, momentum conservation and centre of mass
motion. Centre of mass of rigid body, general motion of a rigid body,
nature of rotational motion, rotational motion of a single particle in
two dimensions only, torque, angular momentum and its geometrical and
physical meaning, conservation of angular momentum, examples of circular
motion (car on a level circular road, car on banked road, pendulum
swinging in a vertical plane). Moment of inertia, its-physical
significance, parallel axis and perpendicular axis theorem (statements
only).
Unit : 7 Gravitation
Acceleration
due to gravity, one dimensional motion under gravity, two-dimensional
motion under gravity. Universal law of gravitation, inertia and
gravitational mass, variations in the acceleration due to gravity of the
earth, orbital velocity, geostationary satellites, gravitational
potential energy near the surface of earth, gravitational potential,
escape velocity.
Unit : 8 Heat
and Thermodynamics
Specific heat, specific heat at constant
volume and constant pressure of ideal gas, relation between them, first
law of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic state, equation of state and
isothermals, pressure-temperature phase diagram. Thermodynamic processes
(reversible, irreversible, isothermal, adiabatic). Carnot cycle, second
law ofthermodynamics, efficiency of heat engines : Conduction,
convection and radiation. Thermal conductivity, black body radiation,
Wien’s law, Stefan’s law, Newton’s law of cooling.
Unit : 9 Oscillations
Periodic motion,
simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation of motion.
Oscillations due to a spring, kinetic energy and potential energy in
S.H.M., Simple pendulum, physical concepts of forced oscillations,
resonance and damped oscillations.
Unit :
10 Waves
Wave motion, speed of wave motion, principle
of super-positions, reflection of waves, harmonic waves (qualitative
treatment only) standing waves and normal modes and its graphical
representation. Beats, Doppler effect. Musical scale, accoustics of
building.
Unit : 11 Electrostatics
Frictional
electricity, charges and their conservation, elementary unit, Coulomb’s
law, dielectric constant, electric field, electric field due to a point
charge, di-pole field and dipoles’ behaviour in an uniform
(2-dimensional) electric field, flux, Gauss’s law in simple geometrics,
Conductors and insulators, presence of free charges and bound charges
inside a conductor, Dielectric (concept only), Capacitance (parallel
plate), series and parallel, energy of a capacitor, high voltage
generators, atmospheric electricity.
Unit
: 12 Current Electricity
Introduction (flow of
current), sources of e.m.f., cells : simple, secondary, chargeable,
electric current, resistance of different materials, temperature
dependence, thermistor, specific resistivity, colour code for carbon
resistances. Ohm’s law. Kirchoff’s law, resistances in series and
parallel, series and parallel circuits, Wheatstone’s bridge, measurement
of voltages and currents, potentiometer.
Unit : 13 Thermal and Chemical Effects of
Currents
Electric power, heating effects of current, chemical
effects and law of electrolysis, simple concept of thermoelectricity,
thermocouple.
Unit : 14 Magnetic
Effect of Currents
Oersted’s observation, Biot-Savart’s law
(magnetic field due to a current element), magnetic field due to a
straight wire, circular loop and solenoid. Force on a moving charge in a
uniform magnetic field (Lorentz force), cyclotron (simple idea), forces
and torques on currents in a magnetic field, forces between two
currents, definition of ampere, moving coil galvanometer, ammeter and
voltmeter.
Unit : 15 Magnetism
Bar
magnet (comparison with a solenoid), lines of force, torque on a bar
magnet in a magnetic field, earth’s magnetic field, tangent
galvanometer, vibration magnetometer, para, dia and ferromagnetism
(simple idea).
Unit : 16 Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Induced
e.m.f., Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s Law, Induction, self and mutual
inductance, alternating currents, impedance and reactance, power in
a.c., electrical machines and devices (transformer, induction coil,
generator, simple motors, choke and starter).
Unit : 17 Electromagnetic Waves (Qualitative Treatment)
Electromagnetic oscillations, some history of
electromagnetic waves (Maxwell, Hertz, Bose, Marconi). Electromagnetic
spectrum (radio, micro-waves, infra-red, optical, ultraviolet, X-rays,
beta and gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses and
propagation, properties of atmosphere w.r.t various parts of
electromagnetic spectrum.
Unit : 18
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
Ray optics as a limiting
case of wave optics, reflection, refraction, total internal reflection,
optical fibre, curved mirrors, lenses, mirror and lens formulae,
Dispersion by a prism, spectrometer and spectra-absorption and emission;
scattering, rainbow. Magnification and resolving power, telescope
(astronomical), microscope.
Unit : 19
Electrons and Photons
Discovery of electron, e/m for an
electron, electrical conduction in gases, particle nature of light,
Einstein’s photoelectric equation, photocells.
Unit : 20 Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei
Rutherford
model of the atom, Bohr model, energy quantization, hydrogen spectrum,
composition of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, size of nucleus,
radioactivity, Mass energy relation, nuclear fission and fusion, nuclear
holocaust.
Unit : 21 Solids and
Semiconductor Devices
Crystal structure-Unit cell; single,
poly and liquid crystal (concepts only)
Energy bands in solids,
conductors, insulators and semi-conductors, PN junction, diodes,
junction transistor, diode as rectifier, transistor as an amplifier and
oscillator, logicgates and combination of gates.
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AFMC Eligibility Criteria 2012
All
the candidates willing to take admission in AFMC MBBS Course should be
medically fit as per laid down standards. Only unmarried candidates are
eligible. Marriage during the course is not permitted.
Age : Must be 17 years of age but must not have attained the age of 22 years, if the academic qualification
of the candidate is 10+2 or equivalent. A student who has passed B.Sc.
examination or will be appearing in final B.Sc. examination and seeking
admission must not have attained the age of 24 years.
Educational Qualification :
Candidates must have passed the XII
standard/pre-professional/premedical or equivalent examination of
statutory Indian University/Board or any other recognized
Board/University as a regular student in all the subjects
opted for in first attempt with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
securing not less than 60% marks in aggregate in the three science
subjects taken together, not less than 50% marks in each of the science
subjects and not less than 50% marks in English. The candidates must
have also passed an examination in Mathematics at least of the matriculation standard.
B.Sc. graduates with not less than two of the subjects
Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany or Zoology) having passed the XII
standard/pre professional (Med) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and
English and obtained marks as stated above are also eligible to apply.
Important :
A. Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination (10+2 or equivalent) up to May 1, of the year of entrance examination may also appear for the examination provisionally.
B. The following categories of students are not eligible to apply:
1. Candidates
who have passed in Domestic Science, Domestic Arithmetic, Lower
Mathematics separately or in combination with other subjects like General Science, Social Studies in High School/Higher Secondary (Multi Purpose) or equivalent examination.
2. Candidates
who have passed only Pre-University/Pre-Degree (one year course) or
Pre-Professional in Agriculture/Veterinary/Dental Examination
3. Candidates who have passed the Pre-Professional or equivalent qualifying examination as private candidates.
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